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Ready to get a head-start on the holiday season? How about sending some original abstract paintings as your Christmas cards?

Offered at a significant discount (considering that these are original artworks!), you can send something one-of-a-kind this year instead of computer-generated mass-produced cards from a “super store”. Also, all of my cards are ready to be personalized, I can even write a message in them and send them out for you!

Last year, customers told me that their recipients actually framed their cards to use as holiday decor!

This week, featuring art in the color AQUA (which, like teal, is a very subjective color, so it is quite possible that my idea of aqua doesn’t look like “your” aqua. I tried to feature a few shades…). All of the artwork is available on Etsy, find info and links below…

To give you a step-by-step process, here is a description of how I make a hand-painted tote bag….

1. Buy yards of fabric, wash the fabric, iron out the wrinkles in the fabric, cut out each bag and its straps.

2. I spend time thinking up and planning the design for the bag. I usually sketch a concept, mix paint colors, experiment, etc. For each design, I also cut out my own stencils and patterns to use while painting! (Which means everything is exclusively designed by myself, the artist, and I use no mass-produced images or material to create the bags)

3. Then I paint the bag (which takes me at least 2 hours, minimum, depending on the size and design).

4. Once the paint has dried and I heat set it, I then sew the bag and straps to turn it into a final product, ready for you to use!